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Updated: May 20, 2025
"I do not find that Professor Henry anywhere makes a claim which trenches upon your claim of first using the electro-magnet for writing or printing at a distance the telegraph as distinguished from the semaphore. This he cannot claim, for he acknowledges it to be yours. You, on the other hand, do not claim the semaphoric use of electricity.
"He was watching on the deck last night." Then, turning upon Tom he said brusquely, "you were supposed to hurry down here with the tip if the convoy signaled, eh?" Tom struggled to answer, but they did not give him time. "You're the fellow that read that semaphore message the other day, too, eh?" the officer said. "Stand up." Tom stood trembling while the sailor rapidly searched him.
This man, having gone outside, had observed a small party of Union troops on the Maryland side of the river who were making semaphore signals to somebody on the Virginia side. Mosby ordered everybody to turn out as quickly as possible and went out to watch the signalmen with his field glasses.
All four lads watched with intentness the figure on the beach, while Tom prepared to reply to his further signals with his flag grasped in both hands. "He's got two flags, I believe," announced Tom. "He's going to use the Semaphore code, then!" declared Jack. "There it comes!" cried Harry. "He's calling us! Answer him." "All right, Scout!" assented Tom. "Here comes the message!"
Admiral Cornwallis cruised off Brest with a fleet generally exceeding fifteen sail of the line and several smaller vessels: six frigates and smaller craft protected the coast of Ireland; six line-of-battle ships and twenty-three lesser vessels were kept in the Downs under Lord Keith as a central reserve force, to which the news of all events transpiring on the enemy's coast was speedily conveyed by despatch boats; the newly invented semaphore telegraphs were also systematically used between the Isle of Wight and Deal to convey news along the coast and to London.
The moon at that moment broke through the clouds, and he saw the Semaphore like a ghost pointing towards Pascal River. He waved his hand towards his old prison, and sped away. But others were thinking of the Semaphore at this moment, others saw it indistinct, yet melancholy, in the moonlight.
The girl's eyes brightened softly as she turned to him. "Do tell me," she said, with an anticipatory smile and flash of white teeth. "Won't you?" She certainly was very pretty and simple, in spite of her late speech. Jarman briefly explained to her the movements of the semaphore arms and their different significance.
All that day there had been unusual semaphore signallings and wavings of flags on the heights facing the island; but Stair, anxious to keep Patsy ignorant and happy as long as possible, still hesitated to tell her. They had gone down to Leg-o'-Mutton Bay where the shells they called by that name were to be found.
"Well, you see," said Jill, "I forgot to tell you before, but I own the piece!" Mr Goble's jaw fell. He had been waving his hands in another spacious gesture, and he remained frozen with out-stretched arms, like a semaphore. This evening had been a series of shocks for him, but this was the worst shock of all. "You what!" he stammered. "I own the piece," repeated Jill.
They rushed to the hole and began to semaphore until a shaggy head appeared with rolling eyes and quick grin. With frantic downward motions of their arms they suppressed this grin and with it the swishing noise. In dramatic pantomime they informed this head of the terrible consequences of so much noise.
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